FEDERATION APPOINTMENT
Federation Stories U.K. has nominateed Beth Warin as the new head of enlargement for the company. Warin will labor alengthenedside Polly Williams, managing honestor, and will be reliable for the company’s international drama production stardy.
Warin combines from the BBC where she was drama comomitioning executive, helping comomitioning editors Jo McClellan and Gaynor Holmes editoripartner atraverse their stardys including “Lockerbie” and “The Night Manager” Season 2.
Federation Stories’s recent accomprehendledges integrates “I, Jack Wright,” a British family drama series originated by Chris Lang and starring John Simmy. The prohibitner also has projects in enlargement with expansivecasters in the U.K., the US and Europe.
Created three years ago, Federations Stories is the U.K. office of European production studio Federation Studios. The U.K. outpost was set up by two createer eOne executives Arielle Gottlieb and Williams. Gottlieb exited the company in February as part of a reset up.
France-headquartered Federation Studios, which boasts production shingles atraverse the globe including Los Angeles, Tel Aviv, Rome and Berlin, is understandn for hits including “The Bureau” and “In Treatment.”
SALES SPREE
ITV Studios has unveiled a stardy of sales in North and South America. AMC Netlabors’ Sundance Now obtaind “Fifteen-Love” for the U.S. and Canada, with SRC taking French Canadian rights. Acorn TV safed U.S. premiere rights for “Maternal” and second-prosperdow Canadian rights.
BritBox picked up “A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story” and “Until I Kill You” for the U.S. and Canada. PBS Distribution extfinished rights for “Endeavour,” “Victoria,” and “Pelderlyim.” Janus Films and Criterion Collection renewed rights to 94 classic titles.
MHZ Choice obtaind “Bconciseagewater,” “A French Village,” “Piste Noire,” “Petra” Season 2, and “Carlo and Malik.” Brazil’s Globo buyd “I Kissed A Boy,” “I Kissed A Girl,” “An Audience with Kylie Minogue,” and “Ready to Mingle.”
Rob Kaset up and Craig Bohland brokered the deals for ITV Studios.
